On the plants where they live, tiny tropical ants build fungus platforms and then hide underneath, ready to ambush insects that may be far larger than themselves.
2 BR WITH TRAP. A tropical Hirtella tree offers leaf-base pouches as ant shelters. A. Dejean and Orivel
Ants build black hideouts, above or below a branch, where they trap insects, such as this locust.
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